Pennsylvania’s Republican Menu

On April 27, the GOP voters of the Keystone State have a very significant choice to make.

Will they continue to be represented by someone who calls himself a Republican, but then votes along the Democratic Party lines?

Or will they decide that it is time to nominate a candidate who actually believes the same things they do and will vote that way all the time rather than just year before reelection?

The nomination fight between the liberal Republican Sen. Arlen Specter and conservative Rep. Pat Toomey is that choice. Specter represents the Democratic wing of the Senate Republicans, while Toomey, who term-limited himself, appeals to the national base of the GOP.

Here's the menu for Pennsylvania Republicans:

PAT TOOMEY	ARLEN SPECTER
Pro-Life, backed by National Right to Life	Pro-Abortion, backed by NARAL
Voted against taxpayer funding of abortion	Voted for taxpayer funding of abortion
Voted to ban all human cloning	Co-sponsor of a bill to allow 'experimental human' cloning
Voted for all of President Bush's tax cuts	Voted to obstruct and reduce the Bush tax cut of 2001
Never voted for a tax hike	Voted for five major tax hikes
Supports tort reform	Opposes tort reform
Opposes International Criminal Court	Supports subjecting U.S. soldiers to International Criminal Court
Supported Clinton's impeachment	Voted against Clinton's impeachment
Supports the Boy Scouts	Voted to let public schools ban Boy Scouts
Supports school choice	Opposes School Choice